Foreign Service Test and Assessments
| Foreign Service Officer Assessment Information Guide | The Foreign Service is a unique career and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the selection process is also unique. The purpose of the Foreign Service Officer Assessment Information Guide is to help familiarize candidates with the assessment process. This guide includes the criteria used to evaluate candidates, common sense strategies candidates might use to ensure they are performing their best, a description of the activities during the daylong FSOA, sample Group Exercise materials, sample Case Management materials, as well as information on required clearances (in case the candidate passes the FSOA), language testing, and final observations. |
| Foreign Service Specialist Assessment Information Guide | The purpose of this guide is to help familiarize candidates with the selection process so that they will be able to better focus on their performance during the Foreign Service Specialist Assessment. This guide includes the criteria used to evaluate candidates and some common sense strategies candidates might use to ensure they are performing their best as well as a description of the activities during the FSSA. It also includes sample test materials that provide candidates with an idea of the kind of information and exercises candidates in specialist career tracks will be given during the assessment |
| Foreign Service Consular Professional Assessment Information Guide | The purpose of this Foreign Service Consular Professional Assessment (FSCA) Information Guide is to familiarize candidates with the selection process so that they will be able to better focus on their performance during the Assessment rather than spend their limited time reviewing procedures. This guide includes the criteria used to evaluate candidates, common sense strategies candidates might use to ensure they are performing their best, and a description of the activities during the FSCPA day. It also includes sample test materials that represent the kind of information and exercises all candidates will be given during the exam. |
| Diplomatic Security Assessment Information Guide (Special Agent) | The purpose of this guide is to help familiarize candidates with the selection and assessment process so that they will be able to better focus on their own performance during the Assessment rather than spend their limited time reviewing procedures. While the main elements of the Diplomatic Security Special Agent Assessment (DSAA) remain constant, information on details – for example, time limits or assessment order – can change quickly. Candidates should stay alert and follow the instructions provided on the day of the Assessment. |